Jay Leno's Porsche-Killing Mustang

Spike's Car Radio

Spike Feresten

Automotive, Leisure

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Comedy legend Jay Leno returns to the garage for a high-octane conversation about cars, comedy, and controversies. They dive into free speech in comedy, the upcoming Audrain Concours d'Elegance, and Ford's innovative GTD, all while sharing unfiltered opinions and insider automotive knowledge. ______________________________________________ BUY SCR MERCH! https://spikescarradio.com JOIN THE SCR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/spikescarradio 🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage Get 15% off plus free shipping with code SPIKE356 https://RaceDeck.com 🪙 Acre Gold - Gold Investment Has Never Been Easier Visit https://GetAcreGold.com/SPIKE911 to start building your gold stash! ______________________________________________ Jay Leno pulls no punches as he discusses the importance of free speech in comedy, referencing Jimmy Kimmel's return to television and drawing parallels to historical censorship cases. The conversation shifts gears to Ford's electrifying Mustang GTD, with Leno arguing it represents excellent value despite its high price tag, thanks to its advanced technology and Multimatic construction. Spike and Jay also dive into Chris Harris and Max Verstappen's incredible Nürburgring run, the reimagining of Willow Springs Raceway, the growing threat of Chinese electric cars, and they pay tribute to Tom Matano, the late designer of the iconic Mazda Miata. Throughout the episode, Jay shares candid stories about his experiences with corporate responsibility, his failed attempt to pass "Leno's Law" for vintage car emissions, and why he'll never run for political office, quipping that "politics is show business for ugly people." Don't forget to get tickets to Audrain Concours to see the SCR crew! https://www.audrainconcours.com _____________________________________________ 📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Neon Tiger Media: contact@neontiger.media 🌐 or visit: https://scrpod.com/sponsor Produced by Skyview Entertainment & Q6 Media https://q6.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Jay Leno, here we are. Spike's Car Radio. It's good to see you. Good to be back. You know what's nice about this, Jay? This is the first time I've ever seen you in a short sleep shirt. You look like a young man. Well, thank you. A young teenage Jay Leno. Yes, I am. And I'm in 60s. And I'm in a weird long shirt. I know. Yeah, that's like my dad used to wear that to the office.
0:24.6	Actually. age Jay Leno. That's great. Yes, I am. And I'm in 60s. And I'm in a weird long shirt.
0:21.8	I know. Yeah, that's like my dad used to wear that to the office. Actually, I'm the same weight now as I was in high school. Yeah, yeah. You look great. You look absolutely great. But I will tell you, I got, last time you were on the show, you had a sport coat on and a shirt. And I felt like such a slouch that today I went I'm going to wear a
0:40.3	nice shirt I think we're fine I wore a college shirt I don't know why you don't you don't
0:47.2	you don't ever get nervous about stuff like that welcome to fashion world I thought it was a car
0:51.5	show I'm sorry it's not before we even get into cars, you know, I'd love to hear what you thought about Kimmel last night. Kimmel was back on the ear, you know? You know, I'm a free speech guy. It's as simple as that. But it's a big moment for him, right? Yeah, I think it is. Yeah, I think it is. Well, I think it's a big moment for free speech advocates. I mean, you know,
1:12.6	people forget back in the 60s, like you were in New York City. If you're a comedian like Lenny
1:19.0	Bruce, you got a cabaret card, which means you could work nightclubs. You got a license.
1:25.7	And if you use an obscenity or said something a policeman did not like he
1:30.8	could come on stage tear up your card and you didn't work you couldn't go on stage anywhere so it's
1:37.2	not new but every 25 years we need to be reminded this is not something you take for granted. Yeah.
1:44.6	And I think a lot of people were surprised at Disney and they were surprised with Colbert,
1:50.3	with Paramount and CBS.
1:51.6	I've never known TV networks to be brave.
1:55.1	I've never known them to be brave.
1:56.8	ABC stands anything but courageous.
1:59.0	Right, right.
2:00.2	But right, you know, having worked in television now for 30 years, they are the least brave
2:05.6	organizations I've ever seen.
2:08.6	They are scared constantly.
2:11.3	Oh, yeah.
2:11.7	Right?
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